France’s Marine Le Pen spoke to her supporters and detractors alike when she announced recently if she succeeds in the French election her first foreign visit would be to Brussels to dismantle France’s relationship with the European Union.

The 48-year-old candidate said: “I would go to Brussels to immediately launch negotiations allowing me to give back to the French people their sovereignty.”

(Via Express UK) […] The right-wing leader attacked the faltering euro currency as one of the root problems of the EU and described her main economic proposals as “economic patriotism, intelligent protectionism and a return to monetary independence”. She added: “The euro is a major obstacle to the development of our economy.”

[…] The rise of Le Pen is firmly in line with the surge of populism around the globe, as the National Front leader also heralded Trump’s success at coaxing Ford to relocating a factory in the US as opposed to Mexico.

Le Pen said she would adopt “intelligent protectionism” as a policy if elected president.

She said: “If we decide to recreate an industry in a particular domain, we will explain to the relevant companies that customs duties will increase progressively over a period of five years. (read more)

OT, but if anyone here has a rainy or snowy day to watch ‘The Umbrellas of Cherbourg’, you will have a delightful afternoon! Laugh, cry, marvel at the sets, the story and the sheer delight of watching the performances!

She shouldn’t need to borrow. If she doesn’t have enough people donating to her campaign, she doesn’t have enough popular support. If banks fund her campaign, just how will she pay the money back? Taxes????? Large donors???
Or will she just owe the banks?

Ms. Le Pen’s promised policies sound very similar to PE Trump’s. It will be interesting to see what happens in this year’s election in France. After the lying British enemedia proclaimed the end of the world if Brexit was successful, who is going to believe the lying French enemedia when they try the same thing? As I said … interesting.

After the Franco Prussian War, WW I and WWII you’d think the French would just build a 6 lane highway from the German border to the English Channel and feel lucky if the Wehrmacht would pay tolls on their way to invade Great Britain. Why even bother to try and stop them? A little off topic … I have a used French Army rifle for sale. It’s never been fired and only dropped once. I also can get my hands on a used French tank. It has 5 speeds in reverse and 1 forward … if case you get attacked from behind.

His family name was Buonoparte, his father’s name was Carlo, and his mother’s name was Letizia. They looked Italian and had roots in Italy.

Corsica became French territory in part because of Carlo and Letizia and other followers of Corsican patriot Paoli.

Italy was not one country in the 1700s. Liguria (a small realm centered on Columbus’ home town of Genoa) owned Corsica, but the Paoli liberty movement caused them so much trouble they sold Corsica to the French in the 1760s.

Napoleon was a unique character … about the only officer in the French Revolutionary army with enough courage to refuse to kill the Catholic monarchist rebels in Brittanny and Vendee. He said, “It inconveniences me to shed French blood when France has plenty of foreign enemies.” Robespierre and the other murderers sent General Westermann to murder these people instead. When they were overthrown, they and Westermann met the guillotine.

My point about Joan was from the end of the life of Crusader King Louis IX aka Saint Louis, who gave justice to all while holding court under an oak at Vincennes so the peasants would not feel intimidated, to Joan, the French had a losing streak longer than the Cubs did. She gave them what they needed to stand as men, as she was sent from God. The English were bold, but they had no right dictating to the French.

Below us is a note on France’s losses in WWI. That war truly was the suicide of Europe, as the leaders replaced Catholic patriotism and Protestant patriotism with the pagan worship of the state. A generation or more of Europe’s best men died or were crippled for life, and weaker and more cowardly men took their place. Hence the slide of that great continent into the wimpfest it is today.

Addition: And Orthodox patriotism. The people of Russia, Ukraine, and the Balkans embraced this ancient Christian faith. Now that Russia is no longer Communist, and the Turks remain a-holes, Russia should get Constantinople and all present Turk land in Europe to safekeep for the Orthodox peoples of Europe.

And they should scrub Hagia Sofia of all the Moslem crap and knock down the minarets.

Interesting factoids. Of course Napoleon was Corsican, but he was Emperor of the French. And his soldiers were French. The Corican angle was a common narrative by the English to demean him in some fashion. France to this day recognizes him as one of their own and French all the way.

Just imagine a world where she wins……I see all the upper echelon shnowflakes like Streep vowing to NEVER go visit Paris again…..to never drink french wine again…the fashion shows, ….etc etc etc and then the reality sets in…..OMG…..splodey heads times infinity!

That is a way more pressing issue in France than it is here. Thankfully, we elected a leader in Trump who is actually willing to do something about our Islam problem before it got as bad here as it is in France.

We did NOT elect her! The Kanzler/in is a SELECTED (negotiated) position, not an ELECTED one, either direct or indirect (cf. electoral college).

The coalition which gets cobbled together after national elections meets to choose a Kanzler/in, who may or may not be from the party with the most votes. There is a lot of politiking occurring in this process. Were one party to have effectively an absolute majority (which has never happened), the Kanzler/in would still be selected subject to this process.

A lot of the evils attributed to Merkel actually begin with the (mis)administration of Gerhard Schröder, a putrid combination of the SPD (red) and the Greens. Have a look at Berlin’s current dysfunctional state “government” to see where red/green (or, in their case, red/red/green – SPD, Die Linke, and the greens) get you. Total chaos.

And, as was said above, the German people are fed up. Indeed, royally pi$$ed. A cursory view of the comments sections of the major online dailies shows that, in spades. Spiegel.com, Stern.com, Focus.com, Welt.com (going from left to used-to-be-right) all have the vast majority of commenters skeptical if not downright fuming about Merkel’s MANY failed policies, not just the refauxgees (the Energiewende, for example).

The General Election is in September 2014, and the agitprop/fake news/Lügenpress /presstitutes are already at it. Here’s hoping that the AfD find a fresh face and success at the polls, and that people finally “throw da bums out”. Judging from the comments on the dailies, and people I know and work with here in Germany, it could well happen.

We did NOT elect her! The Kanzler/in is a SELECTED (negotiated) position, not an ELECTED one, either direct or indirect (cf. electoral college).

The coalition which gets cobbled together after national elections meets to choose a Kanzler/in, who may or may not be from the party with the most votes. There is a lot of politiking occurring in this process. Were one party to have effectively an absolute majority (which has never happened), the Kanzler/in would still be selected subject to this process.

A lot of the evils attributed to Merkel actually begin with the (mis)administration of Gerhard Schröder, a putrid combination of the SPD (red) and the Greens. Have a look at Berlin’s current dysfunctional state “government” to see where red/green (or, in their case, red/red/green – SPD, Die Linke, and the greens) get you. Total chaos.

And, as was said above, the German people are fed up. Indeed, frustrated and angry beyond belief. A cursory view of the comments sections of the major online dailies shows that, in spades. Spiegel.de, Stern.de, Focus.de, Welt.de (going from left to used-to-be-right) all have the vast majority of commenters skeptical if not downright fuming about Merkel’s MANY failed policies, not just the refauxgees (the Energiewende, for example).

The General Election is in September 2014, and the agitprop/fake news/Lügenpress /presstitutes are already at it. Here’s hoping that the AfD find a fresh face and success at the polls, and that people finally “throw da bums out”. Judging from the comments on the dailies, and people I know and work with here in Germany, it could well happen.

This is what I’m talking about! The world learns! People want freedom and democracy. Everywhere people are pushing back against globalism and the use of manipulation, threats and guilt to get it. Everywhere we are fed up with being told how bad we are and that the only solution to the world’s woes is socialism/globalism. People want their countries back! And freedom. And democracy. And to dream again.

It’s happening.

Last time I was so excited about history in the making was when Man landed on the moon. Frankly, this is better.

I’m Ingwine. My Angle and Frisian ancestors created English. Stop using it if you are not part of the Ingwine culture or you are engaging in cultural appropriation! Wahhhhh!/sarc. Seriously, now, it could get that stupid before we get that PC garbage evicted for good.

Multiculturalism is all about wiping out the Anglo-Saxon Christian West. Thatisall.

Note how the Left-wingers make an absolute Fetish out of every Other culture: they only attack, denigrate, and try to erase OURS.

Why? Because we are the Leaders of the Free World (remember that phrase??? amazing how the Left-wingers in the press “disappeared” it). We Free People, who believe in God, not them, stand athwart their path, shouting STOP! and we must therefore be eradicated by those who lust in their dark hearts for world rule.

The Deplorables video makes me want to cry. people on that video, Paul Joseph Watson, Diamond and Silk, so many who fought such a long battle to get where we are now. Farage took a beating fighting for Brexit. (to get an idea, watch youtube selections of Nigel on UK tv) When Farage bounded up to speak at the Trump rally in Mississippi, after his own Brexit victory, I could feel his victory coming our way

I want France to be France again, the country that loaned us Lafayette, graced us with Toqueville, and gifted us with the statue of Liberty. A friend’s son is an airline pilot who has traveled to Europe for years. He said today France looks more like the Middle East than France

LePen is up against a very large muslim voting bloc in her nation. The French used to fight ‘Americanization’ I hope they vote to save themselves

I have the hot pink women’s and I LOVE it! I wear it with psychedelic ’60’s pants and get so many compliments…even in LA! I’ve also been buying ’70’s glam stuff (wide-legged pants are back) so plan on wearing it or getting another one for those…

Have you seen the commercial with the jolly ol’ English emploring people to visit Londonistan? All the different British attributes, people and places and NOT ONE muslim visibly represented. Ask yourself, when was the last time London had to advertise? Me thinks they might be hurting for tourist $$ …. hmmmmmmm wonder why people don’t want to go? What could it be?/sarc

P.S I have 5 Keln shirts, in case any wear out i’ll have backups for years to come😉

If France gets out of the EU, they will be only a start for the big breakup across the continent.
Surely the people are tired of being the puppets of Merkel and Germany! Surely they are waking up to the reality of radical islamic terror right in their midst!

it would be fittting if the French, America’s oldest ally, a friend in two world wars and the first country in continental Europe to change because of the American Revolution, delivered the final blow to the globalist world order.

Prepare for the usual hot wind and dire predictions from the Globalists, but Le Pen will win, France will be liberated, the UK will be liberated, Hungary, Poland will lead Western Europe into a renewed prosperity, and the Globalists will be sent back to their think tanks, and wishing wells. The Globalists are through, DEFEATED. The EU is a dying carcass…..Germany’s only hope is coming true. Once the EU is gone, its leaders will have a reckoning with its own GERMAN People.

The ONLY way Marine win the elections is by gathering 50% upfront. What I mean by that is that the French system is a two-stepper. First round: anybody who qualifies for running can be on the ballot. If nobody gathers more than 50% of the votes there is a second round organized two weeks later. Second round: Only the two candidates who gathered the most votes during the first round can be on the ballot.

Right now the French electorate is divided roughly in three. One third Left, One third Center, One left Right. The center and the left would be the equivalent of the Republicans and the Dems. The right (Front National) would be the Alt-right. The Center and the Left are the French Uniparty. During the last elections few months ago for the “Regionales” (think Governorship equivalent), they unified both during the first round presenting only one candidate to reach over the 50% mark and block the Front National, or they endorsed each other candidates when the Front National had advanced to the second round to accumulate more votes. And they succeeded. Right now about 30 to 35% of the French electorate has NO REPRESENTATION AT ALL.

If Trump had not run as a Republican, he would not have been elected, The NeverTrumper would have allied with Clinton openly and drag the Party in opposing Trump. Trump would not have been able to gather enough votes from the Republicans to win without the Republican label.

That is exactly the position in which Marine is. She is gathering steam and may be she is now in the 40% bracket but she still is facing open opposition from two parties registering a total of about 60ish% of the voters. I am sorry to say that it does not look good. BUT there is few months left to go and a lot can happen including some horrific attack which would chock the French into reality. Not wished on the innocents but entirely possible if not probable.

She is not going to get 50% outright. She just isn’t. Parliamentary systems almost never do that.

Her only hope is that 2nd place goes to the Socialists, rather than to the Republicans. If she is in a 2-way race with the nominally-“right” party, the Left will all vote for that person and she will lose … but if she is in a 2-way race with Yet Another Term of Socialists, she has a chance to lure enough nominally-“right” people and rural-“left” people to beat out a French-Socialist-in-name-but-Euro-Globalist-in-reality.

I just do not see it right now. The people are just not angry enough to abandon their “terre d’asile” mentality. But things can change in five months. She is gaining grounds for sure. One thing certain: Just like with Trump, people do not say they will vote for her for fears of being called every ism in the book. So she may be underpolling.

Um, you guys do know she has a whole lot of socialist policies? Love her immigration positions but she is no Trump. This would be a case where she would be good to address their immigration nightmare and fight to leave the EU. But long term her economic policies would not be good for the French. Not that I care mind you, with an English heritage I do not have a high opinion of them.

Um, you do know Trump has a whole lot of socialist policies? Like leaving Medicare and Social Security alone (and being willing to fight glibertarians like Ryan over them)? And putting in a child-care and elder-care tax credit? And setting up protectionist tariffs? And pouring money into National Greatness infrastructure projects on a scale that would make FDR and Eisenhower proud?

Le Pen has to lure away rural people who genuinely benefit from French social spending and infrastructure spending and industrial policy, exactly like Trump did. If you want her to run as Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney, then she will deserve to lose like Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney,

Exactly. Ive no love of Socialism however Trump espoused actual “compassionate conservativism”. (Hate that term). Build up our citizens to stand on their own, use our vast resources in our country not someone else’s. Protect our nation dont secure some other country. I work in some dirt poor areas, schools falling apart, 60k would be better spent here than importing a potential Rapefugee. A little “socialist”? Yeah. I don’t care about titles I care about results.

Except for a major detail… French do not have a working mentality anymore. Nearly 50 years of socialism indoctrination against the value of work, ie. making money is taking opportunities from others with less ambition, has left the country with no comprehension of capitalism. What you see as a positive (standing on one’s own thru the fruits of one’s labor) is a negative in France. Somebody who elevate himself from dependence to independence HAS to have done it on the back of a less fortunate. Remember: YOU DID NOT BUILT THAT.

The French have had a lot of socialist policies for a long time. She is definitely right-wing for France, and that’s enough for me to back her for France…not saying I would necessarily support those positions in America

France will be tough. My wife is French, despises the Socialists and open borders but will probably vote for Fillon. Thankfully actual Socialists at the national level will enjoy another 30 year hibernation, barring Civil War, Islamic takeover. Pray for France. Pray for Europe. Prepare for war. MAGA, MEGA

Agree .France was a founding member of the EU and I’m not sure they are ready to vote against it yet.Fillon is promising reform of the EU ,but as we Brits know its impossible. we were promised reform of EU for years. they just kept taking more power.

I hope I’m wrong ,I’m keeping everything crossed. The French could strike the mortal blow.Their revolutionary spirit is still there.but it may have to wait a little longer.

I think Brexit was helped by us living on an island ,not mainland Europe, and our 40 year history of Euroscepticism .

I completely agree with you. My best friend is Jewish and contemplating leaving France because the violent rise of anti-semitism, yet is hoping a Fillon’s victory. I personally think that if anything it will be EU which will leave France before France leave the EU. I hope to be wrong but I just do not see the necessary anger. The vast majority is more accepting of a Muslim President than a Front National one. See the damage that 8 years of socialism made in the States, France had 50 years of it (I do not count Giscard or Chirac as Capitalits, They were socialists light. And Sarko was just a NWO opportunist)

I was going to menton that about Jewish people leaving France. This will be very bad for France, since we Jews normally fill needed professional spots in law, medicine, chemistry and accounting.
It is very hard for French Jews to leave France. As you know, there has been a Jewish community there for more than 400 years, I believe.

Gotta love Marine! Remember when Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson was asked to name a leader that he admired/respected and he went totally mute? Well, we’ve got a bunch of them in the on deck circle so to speak, with Trump, LePen, Wilders, and Farage. The ones already in leadership positions that I respect run Israel, Egypt, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. Looks like we’ve got the 21st century version of the “Legion of Justice” in the making!

Do you ever get the feeling that here and now when all these countries have leaders who are rising up from the ashes to save their land, that it’s so coincidental? It’s almost as though years before this came to fruition, they have been diligently planning this together in secret. Maybe that’s far-fetched, but it’s just so ironic that it’s all happening NOW.